Talen is a town in Madhya Pradesh, India.

Talen
Taragarh
Town
Talen is located in Madhya Pradesh
Talen
Talen
Location in Madhya Pradesh, India
Talen is located in India
Talen
Talen
Talen (India)
Coordinates: 23°34′N 76°43′E / 23.57°N 76.72°E / 23.57; 76.72
Country India
StateMadhya Pradesh
DistrictRajgarh
Elevation
428 m (1,404 ft)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total12,098
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Telephone code07371
ISO 3166 codeIN-MP
Vehicle registrationMP
Sex ratio9:8 /

Geography edit

Talen is located at 23°34′N 76°43′E / 23.57°N 76.72°E / 23.57; 76.72.[1] It has an average elevation of 428 metres (1,404 feet).

Demographics edit

As of 2001 India census,[2] Talen had a population of 9,098. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Talen has an average literacy rate of 56%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 61%, and female literacy is 35%. In Talen, 20% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Transport edit

The town has bus services only during the day time. Nearest railway station is Shujalpur at 21 km (on Indore-Bhopal track) another one is pachore (17 km). The nearest airport is in Bhopal which is 84 km (by train) and 115 km (by bus)

References edit

  1. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Talen
  2. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.